Hypermedia Computer Study Guides for Social Studies: Adapting a Canadian History Text.

Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall

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ERIC Number: EJ452226

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Hypermedia Computer Study Guides for Social Studies: Adapting a Canadian History Text.

Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall

Social Education, v56 n3 p154-59 Mar 1992

Presents study results adapting a social studies textbook to hypermedia format. Discusses study guides intended to increase the amount of instructional time for students, create a system offering curriculum enhancement and access, and decrease demands on teacher time. Concludes that hypermedia is as effective as lecture, especially for remedial students and those with learning disabilities. (DK)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Research, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Hypermedia, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Remedial Instruction, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Study Guides, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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